Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Shipbuilding and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 3.01% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. (T:9301), which rose 0.75% or 22.0 points to trade at 2973.0 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) added 0.38% or 5.0 points to end at 1328.0 and Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to 65.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which lost 19.83% or 1500.0 points to trade at 6065.0 in late trade. Aozora Bank, Ltd. (T:8304) declined 7.91% or 248.5 points to end at 2891.5 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) shed 6.40% or 302.5 points to 4422.5.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3202 to 441 and 112 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.03% to 15.44 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.51% or 0.30 to $58.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.42% or 0.28 to hit $66.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 4.90 to trade at $1323.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 110.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 124.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 96.110.